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Critical reasoning - My weakest link !

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by asciijai » Thu Nov 26, 2015 12:59 am
Hello,

I've been preparing for the GMAT which I plan to take early next year. The one area I really dread is the CR part which I need to improve come what may. I really don't know how to approach CR and whats the best way to prepare for CR. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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by Brent@GMATPrepNow » Thu Nov 26, 2015 12:11 pm
Here's a free video describing the general strategy for solving CR questions - https://www.gmatprepnow.com/module/gmat- ... video/1135

Here's a series of 38 free videos describing each question strategy in greater details - https://www.gmatprepnow.com/module/gmat- ... -reasoning

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by ceilidh.erickson » Sat Dec 05, 2015 9:20 pm
The best way to improve on CR is to be very familiar with the different question structures, and the various argument types used. Students who treat each CR problem on a case-by-case basis often struggle to find consistency.

Definitely read a strategy guide from some major prep company and/or watch online tutorials. You'll want to know what to look for with each question type. For example, Assumption, Evaluate, Strengthen, and Weaken questions all rely on finding a logical flaw in the argument, whereas Inference and Discrepancy questions do not.

Here is Mprep's guide (which I think is quite good, though my opinion is biased): https://www.manhattanprep.com/gmat/stor ... reasoning/

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